What's your favourite old primary school hymn/banger?

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Whole-Strawberry3281@reddit

Anyone else have the Mr cow banger as a treat?

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My primary school teacher, Mrs Wells was a bit of a hippy (that's what we all loved about her), so we got songs like 'Sing' by the Carpenters and 'Streets Of London' by Ralph Mctell thrown into the mix.

The whole school used to like 'Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet' for some reason, that was always a favourite. Although I never really liked it myself... Too many major chords.

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Active_Arugula_7079@reddit

Autumn leaves when the grass is green and the silk inside the chesnut shell…

❤️

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I_like_Your_Face500@reddit

The wise man built his home upon the sand (?) Or something like that

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Accurate_Register_28@reddit

Don’t build your house on the sandy land, don’t build it too near the shore. Well it might look kinda nice but you’ll have to build it twice

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IsopodCommercial8299@reddit

I still miss belting out the Welsh national anthem. Truly one of the greatest songs ever and an absolute banger. So many lil mfs in my primary school were absolutely fantastic singers too, everyone could do teh harmonies, it was awesome.

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mostly_kittens@reddit

This morning I woke up with a tune in my head, after a few minutes I realised it was ‘Morning has broken’ I’m fifty years old.

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DreadLifter@reddit

I was starting to wonder if I'd images singing that at school in the 80's. Good to know I didn't. Love Cat Stevens version as an adult.

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BoomalakkaWee@reddit

There were no hymn-books at my primary school (because we weren't fluent enough readers to use them) so you had to pick up the words from the kids immediately around you. We all sang "Morning has broken - lagathus morning, Blackbird has spoken - lagathus bird..."

Going by the context, five-year-old me supposed that "lagathus" was another word for "beautiful".

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OkPear6436@reddit

He’s got the whooooooooole world in his hands 🙌🏻

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DaysyFields@reddit

All things bright and beautiful.

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AndrewHinds67@reddit

None of them. They are all symbols of state religious indoctrination.

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EveryChemistry9163@reddit

State indoctrination continues unabated. On balance, the religious kind is superior.

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heyjxdee@reddit

not a hymn but, does anyone remember singing this???

"We're going this way, that way, forwards, backwards over the Irish seaaaa, a bottle of rum to warm my tum and that's the life for meeeee"

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

Of course, complete with moving your body this way that way.

We sang a lot, I mean an unhealthy amount of sea shanties in the late 80s too

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almondsmarties@reddit

The absolute joy of a Catholic primary school partner, and me, an Anglican school kid, discussing what songs were sang. This is amazing.

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Jarvisnamesake@reddit

Give me oil in my lamp keep me burning

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KermodesMassiveHands@reddit

Sing Hosanna to the King OF Kings Sing Hosanna, sing Hosanna, sing Hosanna to the king (thick kids who can't remember where the hymn ends continue to sing but quickly realise that there's only a handful of them singing so they start loudly but end quietly and embarrassed)... OF KIngsss

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Orange_fan1@reddit

In my school, kids sang the extra 'of Kings' deliberately to piss the teachers off

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True-Register-9403@reddit

The remix...

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EmeraldSunrise4000@reddit

Same. One time, they stopped mid-hymn and had a massive go at all of us, replete with yelling and everything. We still did it

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Cheap-Rate-8996@reddit

I love how literally everyone remembers this happening. The song doesn't sound right without that faint "of kings" at the end, to be honest.

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elementarydrw@reddit

Like how you can't hear the Axel F theme without hearing Crazy Frog?

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CuteMaterial@reddit

😂😂😂

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Educational_Worth906@reddit

Thanks for the earworm. Got the thing stuck in my head for the rest of the day now!

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benistowninspector@reddit

give me gas in ass keep me farting

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MacAndCheese45@reddit

Oh I used to love making up different versions and singing them instead.

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benistowninspector@reddit

also used to love "How much gusto can you put in before the teachers realize you are taking the piss"

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MacAndCheese45@reddit

lol! This minister came to my school singing Christian rock rings with his guitar. Some people got very carried away- the minister thought he was going down a treat - however the teachers worked out the kids were taking the piss!

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nogeologyhere@reddit

... of kings

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cari-strat@reddit

"....SIINNNGGG Hosanna....."

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b3ta_blocker@reddit

When a Knight won his spurs In the stories of old He was gentle and brave He was gallant and bold. With a shield on his arm And a lance in his hand For God and for valour he rode through this land.

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dundops@reddit

My choice too. I'm guessing from this and your user name that we are both 60ish

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Wide-Challenge-4874@reddit

43 here and I learnt the Ahlberg version as well.

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GrumpyOldFart74@reddit

I’m 52 and that’s mine too

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b3ta_blocker@reddit

51! I think there were alternative lyrics about Arsenal beating Spurs or something.

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Kirstemis@reddit

The tube is beautiful

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chukkysh@reddit

This one is still very much alive in my head, half a century later. It often pops in to say hello.

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FireWhiskey5000@reddit

At school in the 90s we had a version where the teacher keeps shouting as misbehaving children.

“…with a shield on his arm, and a lance in his - HEY! Is that a ball I can see!? PUT IT AWAY!”

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GoldFreezer@reddit

That was from a book of poems about school by Janet and Allen Ahlberg, it was my favourite one.

"...while back into storyland giants have - ROY! This isn't a playground, stop pushing that boy!"

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when_music_hits@reddit

My favourite that one! 47 nearly 48 here

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nogeologyhere@reddit

This was such an evocative song.

Now the knights are no more and the dragons are dead...

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EpicEpicnessTheEpic@reddit

"Gallant and bald" as 7 year old me thought.

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ArtVandeslay@reddit

Seek ye first was my favourite hymn from School. TBH I still like to belt these out: Lord of the dance, Old Rugged Cross etc.

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No_Rent_9049@reddit

"When god made the garden of creation...."

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Happy_Ad_3918@reddit

Our wedding hymns were “Give me oil in my lamp keep me burning” and “One more step along the world I go”.

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thebugfrombcnrfuji@reddit

Miss Maava used to do Lean on Me on her acoustic for our assemblies. When I look back now, it brings literal tears to my eyes.

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

Aww, what a memory.

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thebugfrombcnrfuji@reddit

honestly at some point in my 20's I imagined what it was like from her point of view. Seeing our tiny faces singing those words back to her. I went to a very diverse school. Looking like the Coke hilltop ad or something.

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

You should try and contact her and let her know. It's nice to hear back from past pupils and memories they've held onto. There's so much sadness in the world, you can bring some light

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lovetraceyalways@reddit

Can't remember what it was called but it went something like this - "Holy, holy, holy!!!" "2 full backs and a goalie!!!" I WAS 6 or 7 (1972 ish) but it used to crack me up!!🤣

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Top-Bet1435@reddit

Autumn days when the grass is jewelled and the silk inside a chestnut shell

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catdog_man@reddit

This is the answer.

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tyrefire2001@reddit

JETPLANES MEETIN IN THE AIR TO BE REFUELLED MF

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Top-Bet1435@reddit

Literally something I've never seen happen. In Autumn or otherwise. It's a strange line to put into a song about otherwise common occurences.

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Connie--Lingus@reddit

Why did i think a teacher at my school wrote this and we were the only ones who knew it? 😂

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EmeraldSunrise4000@reddit

Wait I think I thought the same when I was about 7, relatable

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Connie--Lingus@reddit

Maybe a bunch of teachers just claim it as their own song 😂

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HelloItsMeIsThatYou@reddit

Well actually… Estelle White WAS the music teacher at my school when I was 11. A pretty tenuous claim to fame, but you gotta get it where you can 😎

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Connie--Lingus@reddit

Ahh lucky you!! It's a more impressive claim to fame than many others have!

She definitely wasn't mine 😂

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hairychris88@reddit

🎶 Jet planes meeting in the air to be refuelled 🎶

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Prior_Hair_896@reddit

all these things i love! so! well!

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LadyBigSuze_@reddit

So I mustn't forgeeeeet, So i mustn't forgeeet, to say a great big THANK YOU I mustn't forget

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Neddykins82@reddit

Absolute banger

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Prior_Hair_896@reddit

YESSSS NO ONE EVER KNOWS AUTUMN DAYS

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nogeologyhere@reddit

You must be new here

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Prior_Hair_896@reddit

i’ve never seen this question asked or autumn days mentioned anywhere! whenever this question pops up in real live convos people never know what i’m talking about. even my siblings who went to the same school 10yrs before me don’t know it

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WanderWomble@reddit

We only sang that at leavers' ceremonies!

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Top-Bet1435@reddit

We sang that pretty much every week in autumn. ‘One More Step Along The World I Go’ is the leavers’ ceremony one to me

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PurplePlodder1945@reddit

All things bright and beautiful.

I did have lord of the dance for my wedding. Some people thought it was inappropriate (I’m not religious so can’t tell you why) but I love it because it’s such an upbeat hymn

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

I remember watching something years ago about some American Christians who said it was against their belief to dance. Maybe they were Amish, I can't remember. Anyway, I was thinking, there is so many religious hymns or pieces of music which is so moving and you can't not move your body to it. I don't know how they lived so long without dancing.

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loorid@reddit

I have had the harvest festival song stuck in my head for probably well over a year now. Still absolutely bangs though

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banananey@reddit

AND IT'S FROOOOM THE OLD I TRAVEL TO THE NEW!

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IDPTheory@reddit

For some reason I remember us learning a song about a technicolour dream coat from a stage play.. 'I wore my coat (he wore his coat), BRIGHT COLOURS SHINING! (ahahah)

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catninjaambush@reddit

If I had a hammer!

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Low_Mistake3321@reddit

"Sing aloud-loud-loud, sing aloud-loud-loud"... The oft-requested Gustav Holst banger that was number 18 in the Hymns for Schools book.

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

That tune is good though.

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Bloatville@reddit

And did those feeeeeet in ancient tiiiiiiimes, walk upon England's mountains greeeeeeeen
And was the hooooooooly lamb of gooooood, on England's pleasant paaaaastuuuuures seeeeeen

Idk if those are even the right words, but they're the ones I remember

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Technical-Sky6689@reddit

Yes!!! The whole school belting it out with the organ on full blast. The best.

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

You must have gone to a pretty decent school if they had an organ!

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ParallelLines123@reddit

Give Me Oil in My Lamp

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tyrefire2001@reddit

Someone’s devious and hellbound older brother taught us to sing “put a pill in my mouth keep me gurning”

We were ten, had literally no idea what it meant, but lo, the headmaster did hear, and he was sorely vexed.

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

There's so much potential for an entire silly version of that song

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Scared-Alfalfa37@reddit

The oil lamp one... The memories of belting SING HOSANA, SING HOSANA progressively louder lol

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jamusbondusvii@reddit

The smell of bacon as I fasten up my laces and the song the milkman sings...

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hamstertoybox@reddit

And the whole hall cheering at ‘a win for my home team’.

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

Our headteacher used to rota that song in every time his team won!

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That_Advertising9832@reddit

So i mustn't forgeeeet

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jamusbondusvii@reddit

No I mustn't forgeeeeeettttt...

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tomvoxx@reddit

This guy has turned it into an industry!

https://jamesbpartridge.com/pages/tour

A while UK Tour banging out all your favourite Primary School classics! Bonkers!

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

I know!

If only I could play a piano and put my face online

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

I can play, and I even have a music copy of the book we all sang from. I had half a mind during lockdown to do a stream of singing through it but didn't bother in the end.

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Jolly-Hovercraft-953@reddit

All things bright and beautiful

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saludpesetasamor@reddit

I loved this one so much I had it in my wedding. It felt a little childish but I didn’t care.

I Vow To Thee My Country is my all-time fave though.

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Weird_Geologist_3278@reddit

I remember Who built the Ark Noah Noah!! I thought it was No One No One!! 🤣

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blazesboylan91@reddit

I was cold, I was naked Were you there? Were you there?

…I bloody hope not!

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having_an_accident@reddit

And the creeeed and the colour and the name don’t matter I’ll be there!

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CuteMaterial@reddit

We said hungry, not naked 😂

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milkteacuppa@reddit

Every time, the whole school got a scolding for laughing at that part

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Icy_Consideration409@reddit

Prince Andrew’s fave.

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Ok-Constant-2683@reddit

HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD, IN HIS HANDS

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milkteacuppa@reddit

We used to get in trouble for singing "He's got the whole world, in his pants"

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FloofyRaptor@reddit

My friend got a globe pencil sharpener stuck on her thumb and the fire brigade was called to cut it off and it became "she's got the whole world on her thumb".

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dingdong-lightson@reddit

Jesus's ladder

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Krakshotz@reddit

Milk bottle tops and paper bags…
At half-past three we go home to tea or maybe at quarter-to four…

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FloofyRaptor@reddit

"The Golden COCK-rel crows in the morning..."

I did also enjoy the Lord of the dance settee.

Thinking about it there's a hymn that was really popular in my primary school with the kids, I can remember the chorus and nothing else. I've tried searching for the rest of the lyrics and just find people who remember the same words and are trying to find the rest of the song/the title like me.

"Laser beams and VCRs, Silicon Chips and faster cars, And hungry people diiiiiiieeeee"

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a-liquid-sky@reddit

The trees of the fields will clap their hands.

I remember this getting faster and faster with every verse.

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tyrefire2001@reddit

Getting led forth with Joy and turnt the fuck up in equal measure at 8:25 on a Wednesday morning

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Lyrakish@reddit

Good king Wenceslas.

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Drjimbillybob123@reddit

The Best Gift

I will bring to you the best gift I can offer

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That_Advertising9832@reddit

Shiine jesus shine, fill this land with your father's glory Blaze spirit blaze, set our HEARTS ON FIYAAAHHH Flow river flow, flood the nation with grace and mercy Send forth your word

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JS-182@reddit

A stone cold banger.

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Briggykins@reddit

That HEARTS ON FIRE bit with the descending bass line is genuinely great songwriting. The teacher who played piano at our school used to bang that tune out twice as hard as the others. I was surprised to learn it was only written in 1987, it must have been a new release when I started school.

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ImScaredofCats@reddit

I can still sing along to it (in my head only), amazing how it never leaves you.

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ConfidentGarage6657@reddit

What was the one that had the same tune as the Rupert the Bear theme. I can't remember the hymn, but I have a clear memory of the Head Mistress saying we could sing the theme song words because we had been good!

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Individual-Gur-7292@reddit

Lord of the Dance!

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thekittysays@reddit

Had to scroll way too far down to find those. Very disappointing.

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AlternativeSea8247@reddit

This still pops into my head every now and again

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BigBaboonButt5@reddit

I was terrified of this song! For years I thought the words were, “And I’ll EAT you all, wherever you may be…”

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Cyllene54@reddit

A perennial fave at my school!

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CuteMaterial@reddit

I am the Lord of the Dance Settee 🛋️

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Bumpyslide@reddit

Ah the one I was looking for ❤️

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That_Advertising9832@reddit

We samg this at my son's easter church service and I was BUZZING

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RetroAwesomeFinds@reddit

....from the tiny ant.... To the elephant!!

....from the tiny shrew, to the kangaroo!!

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BocaSeniorsWsM@reddit

Walk with me oh my lord, through the darkest night and brightest day....

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Holiday_Cat_7284@reddit

O Jesus I have promised To serve thee to the end

I actually had that at both my weddings lol. The jazzy 70s version that had us all bopping.

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im_just_called_lucy@reddit

My primary school wasn’t religious so we were made to sing ABBA and S-Club 7 with lyrics on a Microsoft word document projected to the front of the hall. “Reach” came with compulsory choreography.

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AromaticVacation3077@reddit

Which ABBA songs did you sing? Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)?

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im_just_called_lucy@reddit

Waterloo and Dancing Queen

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clockwork_pianet@reddit

Too hard to pick just one… so:

1) Dance lord wherever you may be, I am the lord of the dance said he

2) The apples are green, the plums are red, broad beans are sleeping in a blankety bed

3) everybody’s building everybody’s building, everybody’s building day by day, everybody’s building everybody’s building… everybody’s building in a different way! [with the hand actions while singing ofc]

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FishingForWorms90@reddit

Riise and shiine and give God the glory glory

Never seen this online might have just been my school but it was a banger

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Holiday_Cat_7284@reddit

Children of the Lord...

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amezeepop@reddit

I remember this one too!

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FishingForWorms90@reddit

Anchorsholme?

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Ashamed_North348@reddit

Jerusalem

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

A classic!

I can't remember singing it in school, though I do still play it regularly

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Ashamed_North348@reddit

I sang it in school in the 60’s I’ve had it played at my confirmation and my daughter’s wedding, I’m in the WI and take great delight in singing it.

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throwradrpri@reddit

Magic penny

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Holiday_Cat_7284@reddit

They'll roll all over the floor

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Beautiful_Meaning691@reddit

Autumn days

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Agniology@reddit

Well thanks a bunch.... Too many suppressed memories unlocked...back to therapy for me!

I was alright until someone mentioned "when knight won his spurs" ... Hope you are all happy now!

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Low_Ad_5255@reddit

When a knight won his spurs in the stories of old, he was gentle and brave, he was gallant and bold!

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janeygigi@reddit

Don't think it was a favourite but what we sang the most was "Yield not to temptation for yielding is sin!" More of a teacher favourite than the kids.

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cunningmalloy@reddit

So light up the fire, Let the flame burn, Open the door, Let Jesus return, Take seeds from his spirit, Let the fruit grow...

I can't remember the rest but we used to give that chorus our all 40 years ago.

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Brief_Reflection_343@reddit

Colours of Day https://youtu.be/mw-7CJhlbp0?feature=shared

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cunningmalloy@reddit

Wow. Thanks for that. It all came flooding back.

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ceehred@reddit

An up-tempo "onward Christian soldiers, marching off to war..."

Though they started keeping us sat down for the hymns as this one seemed to encourage vigorous marching on-the-spot.

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Cyllene54@reddit

Hills of the North, REJOOOOOIIIIIICE!

We loved a bit of pomp at our school.

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batty_61@reddit

Oh Jesus I Have Promised...

and I can still remember the rest of the words, all read off a big flip chart book that hung near the ceiling. It eoukd be winched down, turned to the hymn for the day, and winched back up again.

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Richard__Papen@reddit

Which tune was it sung to, though?

The jaunty modern one or the old-fashioned miserable one?

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batty_61@reddit

Oh, the jaunty modern one, definitely!

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Cyllene54@reddit

The one with the banging piano intro? Mrs. Kates really knew how to knock ‘em out!

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batty_61@reddit

That's the one!

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Richard__Papen@reddit

I loved that one. I'm sure I once used that tune for a silly song I "composed".

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moss-side@reddit

Land of the silver birch home of the beaver

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Cyllene54@reddit

Where still the mighty moose wanders at will!

More of a Guide/Scout song for us.

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No-Communication3618@reddit

Céad míle fáilte romhat a Íosa

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Wooden_Permit1284@reddit

A wiggly waggly worm

A slippery slimy slug

A creepy crawly ugly thing

A sticky wicky bug

Of all the things I see

I’m happy that I’m me

Thank you lord

I’m happy that I’m me

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Wooden_Permit1284@reddit

Oops got some of the words wrong

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

Reminds me a bit of 'if I were a butterfly' which is also a banger

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No_Wrap_9979@reddit

DANCE DANCE WHEREVER YOU MAY BE, I AM THE LORD OF THE DANCE SETTEE

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CuteMaterial@reddit

I just remembered:

Colours of day dawn into the mind The sun has come up, the night is behind Go down in the city, into the street And let's give the message to the people we meet … So light up the fire and let the flame burn Open the door, let Jesus return Take seeds of His Spirit, let the fruit grow Tell the people of Jesus, let His love show

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BG3restart@reddit

Kumbaya was a favourite when I was at school with Miss Wood on the guitar.

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Mountain_Resident_81@reddit

(With actions >) He’s got the whole world 🫶🏻🌍 in his hands 🤲🏻

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CuteMaterial@reddit

He's got you and me, brother, in his hands. He's got you and me, sister, in his hands...

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liltrex94@reddit

This one, Shalom us a close second.

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Hideonthepromenade@reddit

I think you meant, ‘ in his PANTS’ like a true rebellious Year 6.

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SirJimmyShand@reddit

I've got that joy joy joy joy down in my heart. WHERE?

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

I can only think of the Flanders kids when I hear this

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BeanOnAJourney@reddit

Even Stevens between:

YOU CAN BUILD A WALL

You can build a wall around you Stone by stone, a solid ring You can live alone, in an empty home Be in charge and be the king

CHORUS Break out, reach out Make the walls crumble down, down, down Break out, reach out Make the walls tumble down

You can build a wall around you Stop the sun from shining in There’ll be snow topped trees and a chilling breeze Always winter, never spring

CHORUS

You can build a wall around you Slam the door shut fast and firm There’s no friend at hand who can understand To love you and help you learn

CHORUS

And

"The Trees of the Field"

You shall go out with joy

And be led forth with peace

The mountains and the hills

Will break forth before you

There’ll be shouts of joy

And all the trees of the field

Will clap, will clap their hands

And all the trees of the field

Will clap their hands

The trees of the field

Will clap their hands

The trees of the field

Will clap their hands

While you go out with joy

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autisticredsquirrel@reddit

Morning has broken.

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LengthImaginary9017@reddit

Came here to find this :)

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

Been to a funeral or two where this has been played, beautiful

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notspringsomnia@reddit

Shine Jesus shineee fill this land with hope and gloryyyyyy 🎵

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Clear-Ad-2998@reddit

" Hail St. Joseph, spouse of Mary, blest above all saints on high, when the death shades round us gather, teach O teach us how to die, teach O teach us how to die." We were eight years old.

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CuteMaterial@reddit

You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace, and the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you, there'll be shouts of joy, and the trees of the field shall clap, shall clap, their hands (clap clap clap)

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milkteacuppa@reddit

I love this thread because I'm just remembering all the daft versions the kids made up to piss the teachers off. "and the trees of the fields shall crap 👏 their 👏 pants 👏"

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FridgeRaider93@reddit

Slapped that. I'd forgotten about that one.

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OmegaSusan@reddit

Yes!

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That_Advertising9832@reddit

Omgg thank you for this one!!

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aldog90@reddit

Down in my tummy im feeling so hungry, my mind is on nothing but lovely food. When you've not eaten for hours at least then, you can't help but dream in the lunchtime queue.What's on the menu for lunchtime today? Let me imagine what it might say? Egg burger, bean burger, barbecued bean burger, tagliatelle with cheese that is smelly, to fill up my belly all afternoon. What's on the menu for lunchtime today, let me imagine what it might say.

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aldog90@reddit

This ear worm sneaks into my head when I'm hungry

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Open_Bumblebee_3033@reddit

How can it be true.

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BudgieSmug@reddit

AND THE CREED AND THE COLOUR AND THE NAME WON’T MATTER, WERE YOU THERE?

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milkteacuppa@reddit

I posted on TOMT just yesterday about my school's version of "O Come O Come Emmanuel" that I can't find anywhere online :0

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Boulder_Brock@reddit

He's got the wholeeee world in his hands, he's got the whole wide world in his hands. He's got the wholeee world in his hands, he's got the whole world in his hands.

Also getting to year 6 and buzzing because you finally got to sit on the P.E benches, but you'd always get pushed to the end and you'd end up sitting with the little nipple thing up your arse for half an hour

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Get-better88@reddit

We used to sing whole word in his pants to piss off the teacher

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Sad_Cardiologist5388@reddit

When a knight won his spurs

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CompactCrab71@reddit

Seek ye first is the only one I remember

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chaoticchemicals@reddit

This is a lovely tune.

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Belgrugni@reddit

“I'd like to build the world a home. And furnish it with love.” But everyone would try to pronounce it furni - shit.

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Zahgurim65@reddit

I absolutely loathed all of them, but there were a couple of Christmas carols that were proper belters - The Holly and the Ivy, and God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. Especially the latter's rousing "O-oh tiii-dings of co-omfort and joy, comfort and joy!". Knocks All Things Bright and Beautiful into a cocked hat.

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doepfersdungeon@reddit

That one about everyone dying at sea. What a way to start a day

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Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit

Caluflowers Fluffy or go fuck yourself

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markedasred@reddit

I have thought a few times recently how slightly odd it was that we sang Black american songs from the days of slavery and soon after. Our reedy little high voices with Brummy accents murdering those sometimes noble tunes. Maybe they were on a Harry Belafonte or Odetta album one music teacher had.

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

'There's a hole in my bucket' is one I fondly remember as a young un. I was a bit shocked as a 20 something (thanks vh1 pop up video probably) to find out it was sang by the same guy as Banana Boat Song (day oh)

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when_music_hits@reddit

When a Knight win his spurs, in the stories of old, he was strong he was brave, he was gallant and bold

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Complete-Shopping173@reddit

From the tiny ant

Or

One more step along the world i turn

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Nice_Counter107@reddit

To the elephant!

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No_Doughnut3257@reddit

‘Broad beans are sleeping in their blankety beds, shhhh’ cannot be beaten.

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DangersVengeance@reddit

Every time it’s the go to, 30+ years later

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

How could I forget cabbages fluffy. Tune

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kernowgringo@reddit

Wasn't this just rolled out for Harvest Festival?

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VictorAnichebend@reddit

Or as we used to sing as 10 year-olds; ‘The apples are red, the grass is red, the garden’s on fire, everything’s dead’

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Sharp_Ad_6248@reddit

We have an anchor that keeps the soul, steadfast and sure as the billows roll, fastened to the rock which cannot move, grounded firm and deep in the saviour's love

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ratscabs@reddit

I’m obviously older than most of you. For me:

“Onward Chrisssssssssssssschun Soldiers”

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No_Breakfast4908@reddit

Also: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.

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Icy_Consideration409@reddit

This is the one.

I don’t have a drop of Christianity in me, but we still belted this out.

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dreadwitch@reddit

None of them lol I sat at the back in silence 😂

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dobsterfunk@reddit

"He's got the whole world" was a banger, but who else had a verse where you named your school and everyone went extra heavy on it?

He's got SMITHAM SCHOO-OOL IN 'IS HANDS!

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627UK@reddit

We plough the fields & scatter the good seed of the land.... Harvest Festival stuff

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Ezika7@reddit

I remember we all liked the “santos santos santos” one.

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dobsterfunk@reddit

Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and far away!

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FireWhiskey5000@reddit

Lord of the Dance was GOATed. But the best was we did this one every now and then called “when a knight won his spurs” (maybe it had a proper name) in it the teacher is telling about medieval times but has to keep stopping to shout at misbehaving children.

When a knight won his spurs, in the stories of old.

It was - FACE THE FRONT DAVID BRIGGS, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD!?

With a shield on his arm, and a lance on his - HEY! IS THAT A BALL I CAN SEE?? PUT IT AWAY.

(I can’t remember any more lyrics. I’m surprised I can remember these)

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Oilfreeeggs@reddit

I remember this really depressing hymn . It went

Lead like a lamb to the slaughter In silence and shame There on your back your carried the world Something something about pain

Bleeding dying , bleeding dying ( then it gets a bit upbeat) He’s alive , he’s alive He has risen And the power and the glory is given, Jesus to youuuuuuuuuuuuu

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AromaticVacation3077@reddit

I used to like one that went 'Heaven is a wonderful plaaaaaace, filled with glory and graaaaaace'. It was one of those songs where you split into two groups with different parts. I LOVED that kind of thing when I was a child.

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Jonny7421@reddit

In my Catholic church popular ones were :

"Follow me, follow me" pretty catchy and upbeat

"Gloria, In excelsis Deo." It has that descending pattern that is fun to sing.

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Prior_Hair_896@reddit

i’d forgotten follow me! i remember saying fishing nets and boats upon the shore with so much zest

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Technical-Sky6689@reddit

We sang this in our school chapel with full organ: And did those feet in ancient time... ...And was Jerusalem builded here, Among these dark Satanic Mills?

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Landoritchie@reddit

Get up out of bed lives rent free in my head.

I have changed the words as I've aged to "have a yawn and take your meds" though.

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nogeologyhere@reddit

ELEPHANTS AND KANGAROOSIES-ROOSIES

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Tiddlybean@reddit

Shalom, shalom may peace be with you, THROUGHHHOOOOOOUUUT your days…

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Morgana2020@reddit

Colours of day, dawn into the mind, the sun has come up, the night is behind...

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Fish_Fingers2401@reddit

Colours of Day goes hard.

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MrJogihb@reddit

I was cold I was naked were you there? Were you there?

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peteyourdoom@reddit

Lord of the Dance

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Echo_Vale@reddit

"I am the lord of the dance settee"

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fightmilk5905@reddit

How much is that doggy in the window

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korg64@reddit

I can't remember the song.. but I used to change the lyrics and sing "love is a thing like a turd on a string" The music teacher once slammed down on the piano and shouted "who's singing that?!"

I chuckled.

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Dissidant@reddit

Waltzing Matilda

They stopped doing "Jesus Christ superstar" because dodgy lyrics kept being added to it

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Bill_Hubbard@reddit

Not religious, but onward christian soliers marching on to war!

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soap_bag@reddit

I never see the conker song mentioned.

Conkers! I’m collecting conkers, I’m trying hard to find the biggest and the best. Conkers! Lots of lovely conkers, I want a conker that is better than the rest.

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Teacherymoment@reddit

Make me a channel of your peace

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Cupid_Stunt_MKT@reddit

Does anybody remember

'There was a snail called Herbert' ?

Used to love this banger

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4x6x8@reddit

BBC had a load on bite sized.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/zmgwkmn

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Anon_Summer@reddit

Here I am lord and o holy night.

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entersandmum143@reddit

Hymn version of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Absolutely cracking tune.

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HauntingCicada2630@reddit

All things bright and beautiful.

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Shn_Wttn@reddit

I can’t remember the majority of the words from it but our school music teacher wrote lyrics to the Match Of The Day theme song which we had to sing every assembly. That was a bit of a banger!!!

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4x6x8@reddit

This was a thing in the 80s. I remember the lyrics having had the drilled into me.

“To the tune of Match of the day”

Why don’t you put your trust in Jesus And ask him to come in He saw your needs from up in heaven And died to save your sins Why don’t you take Him as your father And let him hold your hand… He will strengthen guide and keep you Till you reached the promised land

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Alien_Youth@reddit

This is mad because I am a staunch atheist these days. But I remember loving this back in the 80's (yes I am old, shh)

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AangFanClub@reddit

CAULIFLOWERS FLUFFY!

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n_jobz_@reddit

The broad beans are sleeping in a blankety bed...yeah!

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firthy@reddit

Lord of the Dance is a banger

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Richard__Papen@reddit

The golden cockerel crows in the morning. Wake up, children, welcome the day. God's bright sun is riding the heavens. Chasing sleepiness away.

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dundops@reddit

When a knight won his spurs in the stories of old

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HannahBell609@reddit

Autumn days when the grass is jewelled and the silk inside a chestnut shell

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BunniJugs@reddit

He’s got the wholeee world in his hands, he’s got the whole worrrrld in his hands, he’s got the whole worrrrld in hissss hands, he’s got the whole world in his hands!

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irish_horse_thief@reddit

We used to have chapel every morning at school. I remember while singing All Things Bright and Beautiful... in the second line All Creatures Great and Small.. we would all scream them word CREATURES like a drunken rugby team and return to little angels for the rest of the song. It drove Father Nial nuts.

But the absolute Banger was Rock of Ages. The Headmaster, who was the most Welsh person in the whole history of humankind and a crazy Presbyterian among us delinquent Catholic Heathens insisted on this huge hymn to be roared out before the days ambitions to educate us were catalysed... Interestingly, I'll leave this here for a titter.... Rock of Ages was written in the 1770s by the Calvinist Augustus Toplady.

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kernowgringo@reddit

The ink is black, the page is white, together we learn to read and write to read snd write

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Brocc013@reddit

I distinctly remember at middle school (UK) in the very late 80's singing Ralph McTell's Streets of London.

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Shippers1995@reddit

He’s got the whole world in his hands is a top banger

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TheBrightestSunshine@reddit

One More Step along the world I go.... AND IT'S FROM THE OLD, I TRAVEL TO THE NEW....

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evenifihateit@reddit

Come down Zaccaheus, down from the tree

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Ok_Pop_8067@reddit

Come down Zaccaheus, give the lord his tea

Forgot about that one, thanks

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Broken_Woman20@reddit

I LOVED Here I am Lord when I was a child! Catholic upbringing, attended convents from 3-18. Many MANY hours singing hymns. I love them and would happily join a singing group to just sing hymns for an hour or more a week.

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poppetleader@reddit

When I needed a neighbour were you there, were you there? When I needed a neighbour were you there?

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Kamoebas@reddit

From the tiny ant...

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poppetleader@reddit

Onward Christian soldiers

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HairyRazzmatazz3540@reddit

Cum by car my lord, cum by car, there's cum on my car my lord, cum by car.

We thought it was hilarious.

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SilverellaUK@reddit

When a Knight Won His Spurs was my favourite. There is a version in Please Mrs Butler that includes the teacher's added comments.

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TermPsychological358@reddit

There Lived a Man Who Walked by Galilee at Easter, Once in Royal David City at Christmas.

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OverTheCandlestik@reddit

God blew with his wind

point at your mate

Puff puff puff puff!

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StarSpotter74@reddit (OP)

Music can be so moving regardless of religion.

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Lion_Of_Lime_Street@reddit

Unadulterated Puritan Drip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvgKo4y0c0Q

Satan been real quite since this one dropped 🔥🔥🔥

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